Agreed, Donna. I would never use silicone. You don't know that you won't have to work on it again, and if you've used silicone it will be a nightmare to remove all the residual oils.
They work their way into stuff and do NOT like to come out. In fact, on
fiberglass boats, we sometimes have to literally shave off the gelcoat in order to get rid of the stuff.
At least I held off until this morning!